All About Color #2A232A

#2A232A

About #2A232A

#2A232A is a very dark gray color with the hex code #2A232A. In RGB it is red 42, green 35, blue 42; in HSL it is hue 300°, saturation 9%, lightness 15%; in CMYK it is 0%, 17%, 0%, 84%. Its contrast ratio is 15.30:1 on white and 1.37:1 on black.

#2A232A Color Conversion

Hex triplet2A, 23, 2A
CMYK0.00%, 16.67%, 0.00%, 83.53%
RGB Decimal42, 35, 42
HSL300°, 9%, 15%
RGB Octal52, 43, 52
HSV (HSB)300.00°, 16.67%, 16.47%
RGB Binary101010, 100011, 101010
CIE-L*AB14.74, 4.92, -3.43
RGB Percent16.47%, 13.73%, 16.47%
CIE-L*CH14.74, 6.00, 325.16
XYZ1.97, 1.86, 2.45
CIE-L*UV14.74, 2.72, -3.52
xyY0.31, 0.30, 1.86
Hunter-Lab13.64, 1.95, -1.08
RYB16.47%, 13.73%, 16.47%

Color Accessibility Scores

#2A232A on a dark background: contrast 1.37:1, fails WCAG AA.
#2A232A on a light background: contrast 15.30:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #2A232A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#2A232A · #5C4D5C · #0E0C0E · #232A23 · #4D5C4D

Analogous palette

#23232A · #26232A · #2A232A · #2A2326 · #2A2323

Triadic palette

#2A232A · #2A2A23 · #232A2A · #5C4D5C · #5C5C4D

Tetradic palette

#2A232A · #2A2623 · #232A23 · #23262A · #0E0C0E

Monochromatic palette

#0E0C0E · #0E0C0E · #2A232A · #534653 · #7D687D

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